Ἄδεια
impunity
Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 18 Mar 2001 · Vetting: high · 9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] relaxation, lack of fear.1
Josephus [writes]: "when the conspirators saw the Romans they initiated a wicked agreement and asked one another: why should they stay there? Why on earth should they endure three walls built up to encroach on their breathing and with the war making war on itself with impunity?"2
Josephus [writes]: "when the conspirators saw the Romans they initiated a wicked agreement and asked one another: why should they stay there? Why on earth should they endure three walls built up to encroach on their breathing and with the war making war on itself with impunity?"2
Greek original
Ἄδεια· ἄνεσις, ἀφοβία. Ἰώσηπος· οἱ δὲ στασιασταὶ τοὺς Ῥωμαίους ὁρῶντες κακῆς ὁμονοίας κατήρχοντο, καὶ λόγον ἀλλήλοις ἐδίδοσαν, τί μένοιεν; τί παθόντες ἀνέσχοιντο τρία ταῖς ἀναπνοαῖς αὐτῶν ἀναφρασσόμενα τείχη καὶ τοῦ πολέμου μετ' ἀδείας ἀντιπολεμίζοντος ἑαυτόν.
Betacode
*)/adeia: a)/nesis, a)fobi/a. *)iw/shpos: oi( de\ stasiastai\ tou\s *(rwmai/ous o(rw=ntes kakh=s o(monoi/as kath/rxonto, kai\ lo/gon a)llh/lois e)di/dosan, ti/ me/noien; ti/ paqo/ntes a)ne/sxointo tri/a tai=s a)napnoai=s au)tw=n a)nafrasso/mena tei/xh kai\ tou= pole/mou met' a)dei/as a)ntipolemi/zontos e(auto/n.
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